Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 29,151, Samuel Furgeson, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
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Ferguson Samuel Ferguson
S. 29,151
CONTENTS

Ohio Pittsburgh, 25 910 Michigan Daniel Ferguson of Hocking Co. in the State of Ohio who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain B. L. of the Inf'ty commanded by Col. Madsen in the Cincinnati. into service. 25 910 $ 120.00
Entered on the Roll of Ohio P. A. at the rate of 120 Dollars per annum, commences on the 1th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 31 st day of Jan'y and sent to — 132, J. N. Paulk, Ashland P.O. R. Co. Ohio Arrears to the 1th of Sept 1833 300.00 Semi-ann. allowance ending 4th Mo 33, 60.00 $ 360.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. } Recorded by J. N. Paulk Clerk. Book 6 Vol. 5 Page 111
See Cir. Tra. Mar. 26: 1835 Transferred to Michigan from 4 th September 1834 - Apr 6 th 1835
G.B. Died Aug. 26-1838

Samuel"> Samuel Ferguson
for transfer
March 23. 1835. Pension Office
(To Michigan)
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Application for a Transfer
Territory of Michigan
Lenawee County ss on this fourth day of March 1835
before me the subscriber a justice of the peace for the said County of Lenawee personally appeared Samuel Ferguson who on his oath declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the Company commanded by Captain Dibbell in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Strong in the service
of the United States that his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of Ohio from whence he has lately removed that he now resides in the Territory of Michigan where he intends to remain and wishes his pension to be then payable in future. The following are his reasons for removing from the State of Ohio to the Territory of Michigan, viz. he lived with his son-in-law Mr Abner Griffith who removed from Ohio to Michigan and he came with the said Griffith that he might still have a home and a residence with his children
Sworn & subscribed before me this 4th day of March 1835
J. H. Stock J.P.
I do solemnly swear that I am personally acquainted with the above named Samuel Ferguson and that he is the identical person named in the above affidavit
Sworn & subscribed this 4th day of March 1835 before me
Abner Griffith
J. H. Stock J.P.

I do certify that Abner Griffith, the person who signed the within Affidavit is a man of truth and undoubted veracity.
March 4th 1835
J. H. Hoomer J.P.
Territory of Michigan
Lenawee County ss
I, Abner C. LeBaron Clerk of the County Court of the County aforesaid do hereby certify that Job S. Comstock before whom the within affidavits purport to have been sworn and who signed the above certificate was at the date of the same an acting justice of the Peace in and for said County that I am acquainted with his handwriting and verily believe that his name subscribed to the said affidavits and to the said certificate to be his proper handwriting and signature. Witness my hand and seal of Office this fifth day of March 1835
A. C. LeBaron Clk

Recd 23 Mar
The pension is due from the 10th of September 1834 the notice of the Transfer will be made accordingly —
The original certificate is recorded in the pension Office in Book E Vol. 8th Page 111 —
Airtel to Sammie Ferguson to the care of E. Conant Winter Adrian Lenawee Co Mich
Yours Respectfully
E. Conant Winter
To the Hon Lew C. Cas Secretary of War

Pension Papers, of Samuel Ferguson.
2 years service.
Address.
John Saulk, Esq. Jeromeville, Jeromeville, P.O. Wayne Co. Ohio.

We the undersigned being inhabitants of the County of Lorain, in the State of Ohio, and having been for several years personally acquainted with Samuel Ferguson, the applicant for a Pension, that we have always considered him a Soldier of the Revolutionary War, that his Statements in the subject of his Revolutionary Services, have always been Uniform on the subject, and that he has sustained the Reputation, in the neighborhood where he resides, of having been a worthy old Veteran of the Revolution, that he is a worthy and Respectable member of the Church in good standing in this County, and sustains a good moral character, that he is esteemed a good and worthy member of society, that he justly sustains a good reputation for truth & veracity, and that we do not hesitate to express our decided opinions that the old gentleman has actually served in the Revolutionary War, as he has stated, in his annexed Declaration as sworn to & subscribed by him, and that we do further certify that the old gentleman is now

old, decrepid & infirm, and that By reason of his advanced age & bodily Infirmity he is entirely unable to attend to his Business, and that we consider him justly, and equitably, entitled By reason of his Revolutionary Services to have his name Promptly Placed on the Pension Roll, as one of the veterans of the Revolutionary War, and that no man, in our opinion is more worthy of being Placed on the Pension List than Samuel Ferguson, That we do therefore Earnestly desire that his name be Promptly Placed on the Pension Roll By the War depart- ment and that By so doing the government, will have done an act of Justice & gratitude to a soldier  man of the Revolution. This Twenty fifth day November 1833.
Eliza Ferguson
Samuel Gilman Adams Clerk John Faulkner
I certify the above to be credible Deacons, And that from my personal Knowledge of Samuel Ferguson the applicant for Pension, I concur in the above Certificate November 30th. 1833.
Josiah Harris

State of Ohio, Lorain County ss. I, Samuel Ferguson the applicant for a Pension being duly sworn depose and say that, I have made use of all possible Exertions and Efforts to procure & obtain if possible, further and additional Proof, and Evidence. My Living witnesses of my Enlistment and Service, in the Troops of the state of Connecticut, during the Revolutionary War, and that I am not, and have not been able to procure more of the said Proof, or any
additional Evidence of my said Revolutionary Service, other than what appears in the annexed Deposition to wit, that I have been entitled to a share of the prizes taken by the said Troops during the said War, and that I have been entitled to a share of the prizes taken by the said Troops during the said War, and that I have been entitled to a share of the said War, and that I have been entitled to a share of the
that such facts, as were omitted in the statement or Declaration originally made & subscribed by me & submitted to the War Department I had endeavored to supply in the annexed sup- plementary declaration, and affidavit herewith attached and subscribed by me, that I have faithfully based my said three years as originally stated in my Declaration and as stated in my supplementary deposition that I am now old Infirmit, Poor & decrepid, and that I am now Laboring under Infirmites of Body, which were contracted in the discharge of my duty to my Country, as a Soldier of the Revolutionary War, that "Lameness & Rheumatism" have wholly impaired my health & capacity for Business.
Samuel Ferguson

Sworn to & Subscribed before me this thirtieth day of November, 1833.
Isaiah Harris Associate Judge

State of Ohio Lorain County, ss
I Samuel Ferguson of Lorain County applicant for a Pension do hereby further state in addition to the declaration heretofore made and hereto annexed that the Regiment to which I was attached for a time stationed at "Say Brook" at the Mouth of Connecticut River, that this applicant went with the Troops under the Command of "General Hart" from Litchfield County in the state of Connecticut to a Place called "Danbury" where the Army had a station for a few Days, that at "Danbury" the soldiers drew their Pay & rations, that at "Danbury" the Army stores, Provisions were deposited for the Connecticut Troops at the time this applicant was there in the service, that this applicant with the Regiment of Connecticut Troops, under Col. "Strong" was at one time ordered to a Place in the state of New York called "Fishkill" where this applicant was for some time stationed and that a Regiment of Connecticut Drafteed Militia, was at the same time, stationed at "Fishkill" that the Col who commanded the Connecticut Drafteed Militia at "Fishkill" at the time this applicant was stationed there, was one Col. "Wadsworth" that this applicant, also served with the Militia Regiment of Connecticut Troops, who were commanded by Col. Patter, and a Regt. commanded by Col. "Sage", that this applicant was in the service at the time that one Capt. "Hatchkiff" and Lieutenant "Ford" were in the service and attached to the Militia Corps of Col. Patter, of Drafteed Militia, of Connecticut, and that Capt. "Giles Meigs" also served as a Captain under Col. Sage, in a Regt. of Drafteed Connecticut Militia, at the time this applicant was, in the service

and that this applicant also recollects one Capt. Beebe, who was a Captain of a Company of Connecticut Troops, attached to a Regiment Commanded By Col. Wadsworth that this applicant was, with the said Troops, the Connecticut Troops under Col. Wadsworth stationed at "Suck Hill" in the state of New York, and also at "Say Brook" at the Mouth of Connecticut River, that this applicant was, during his service, stationed at short intervals, at "New Haven" and also at "New London" in the state of Connecticut, and this applicant further says that he was, at one time with a Regiment of Connecticut Troops, under Col. Wadsworth, stationed at a Place called "Kings Bridge" in the state of New York, that at the time this applicant was stationed there he saw the British whilst they were lying near the Place where this applicant was, stationed, that the American Army was, at Kings Bridge in sight of the British Army, the British Army were lying at a Place at that time called, "Fort Independence," near Kings Bridge, the British and the Americans frequently exchanged Musket Balls, with each other, whilst lying there in sight of each other, that the two Armies, had a couple of small fights or Skirmishes whilst lying at said place that this applicant was, engaged in these two Skirmishes at "Kings Bridge" with the British,
This applicant served at the time of his service, with the following officers of the Connecticut Troops Col. Strong, Col. Dutton, Col. Sage, Col. Wadsworth, Capt. Beebe, Capt. Bolen, Capt. Meigs, and Capt. Hotchkiss, and served under Capt. Griswold, & Capt. Bissell, and Genl. Hart, of Connecticut, sworn to & subscribed this 30th day of November, 1833.
Jonah Harris Averse Judge
Samuel Ferguson

State of Ohio Lorain County ss
I the subscriber being duly sworn depose and say that I am aged Seventyfive years, and that during the years 1776. 1777. and 1778. I was a soldier in the Militia of the state of Connecticut, and served for the term of one year and one month during the said three years above specified, that I served under Capt. Beebe, and Capt. "Bolon" and Col. Mads worth. and some of the time I was stationed at New London, and at New Haven, and at "Gay Brook" at the mouth of Connecticut River, and I was stationed at "Fishkill" in the state of New York, and at "Kings Bridge" in state of New York, and that this applicant while at Fishkill, in the state of New York often saw the said Samuel Ferguson, in the discharge of his duty at said Place as a soldier, belonging to the Connecticut Troops, and that he also saw the said Ferguson at a Place called "Gay Brook," in the state of Connecticut at the mouth of Connecticut River, and that he saw the said Samuel Ferguson, in the service at a Place called "Kings Bridge," in the state of New York, that he knows that the said Samuel Ferguson did actually serve in the Troops of the state of Connecticut during the years 1777. and 1778. but this deponent does not positively know how long the said Samuel Ferguson was in the service, but from

all the knowledge, which this deponent has on the subject of said Ferguson's services and the Time, and Place, at which this deponent saw the said Ferguson this deponent merely believes, that the said Samuel Ferguson has faithfully served in the troops of the state of Connecticut for Three years as he states, that this deponent knows of the said Ferguson's services, for as much as Two years or upwards, and that this deponent is fully satisfied from all the information which he possesses on the subject that the said Samuel Ferguson has served in every respect as he has stated in the annexed Declaration by him subscribed and sworn to - and - that the same is correct and true,
This 29 th day of November 1833. Sworn to and subscribed before } J. Sam. Hildreth me this — day & year above written
Sarah Harris Aponate Judge
I hereby certify that Isaac Wallis - who has sworn to and subscribed the above deposition is a credible person, and that his statements are entitled to full faith and credit,
This 29 th day of November 1833.
Sarah Harris Aponate Judge

I Samuel Porter of the county of Litchfield before me say that I am aged eighty seven years, and that I am - since am have been acquainted with Samuel Ferguson the within applicant for a Pension as hereby state I saw the said Samuel Ferguson in the army in the state of Connecticut in the years 1777. 1778 and 1779.
and I was myself a soldier of the Revolutionary war and served in the troops of the state of Connecticut and that I frequently saw the said Ferguson in the army during the years above mentioned, and that I had knowledge of the said Ferguson's service, for more than  eight  two years in the in the troops of the state of Connecticut as stated by him in his annexed declaration - and further this deponent saith not.
Sworn & subscribed before me this 29th day of August 1833
Sam O Porter
A. G. Ames S. Peck

I the said Justice do hereby certify that Samuel Porten who has subscribed to the within Deposition is a credible person
August 29. 1833 Affidavit Justice of Peace
I Ebenezer Whiton Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Lorain In the State of Ohio do hereby certify that in at the taking the above Deposition an attested copy of the same in Ohio Albert G. Small, whose name & seal is affixed to the above Deposition, is his Genuine signature & seal. August 31. 1833
Ebenezer Whiton Clerk

Declaration.
In order to obtain the Benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7 th 1832.
State of ohio. } Lorain County {
on this Twenty Eighth day of August 1833. personally appeared before me Josiah Harris -- one of the Associate Judges of the County of Lorain, in the State of ohio. Samuel Ferguson, a resident of Amherst Township, in the County of Lorain, in the State of Ohio aged Seventy Two Years who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to - obtain the Benefit of the act of Congress. passed June 7 th 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following - named officers, and served as herein stated. that this Applicant at the

Time he Entered the Service resided in the County of Litchfield in the state of Connecticut, that he Entered the Service Under an Enlistment in the State Troops of the State of Connecticut, in the year 1777. that he Enlisted and served in said Troops as an Orderly Sergeant, for the term of Three Years, that he Entered the Service in the month of October 1777. and Served from the first of October 1777. until the month of October 1780. that this applicant served during the said Time as an Orderly Sergeant, in said State Troops. for the whole period of Three years -
That he Entered the Service, and was Commanded a part of said Time By a Captain "Shubal Griswold" and a part of said Time, this applicant was Commanded by another Captain - whose name was, Captain "Oliver Bissell". The Lieutenants name who Commanded was, "Goff," and the Major who Commanded was one Major "Lyman" and the Colonel who Commanded the Regiment was one Colonel "John Strong" that this applicant served for said Period Under the aforesaid officers.

That he marched from Litchfield - County In the State of Connecticut to a place Called "Danbury" in said state, where they remained some time, and from thence they were marched to a place Call'd at that time "Horse Neck" where they remained a while and from there they marched to a place "Called Say Brook, as where they were stationed for a portion of said time, at a Garrison at said Place. and from thence they were marched to a place Call'd "Stoney Point," and this applicant says that he was at the taking of Stoney Point in the year 1779. that the Capture of Stoney Point was on the 16 th day of July in the year 1779. which this applicant distinctly recollects,
that this applicant recollects the names of officers who served with this applicant at the time this applicant was in the service to wit, Generals, "Sheldon" and General "Hart" That this applicant marched to Fort P.  through The state of New York and Massachusetts and a part of the state of Vermont Connecticut

and a part of that Hampshire , During the said June,
that this applicant never had or received any Commission in the army except a Sergeant's Warrant, which has long since been lost or mislaid, and this applicant is unable now to produce it, that this applicant received a written Discharge from his officers at the expiration of his service in the army from his officers, but the same is long since lost or destroyed he has not seen it for twenty years. Part, & is not now able to produce it that this deponent does not distinctly recollect the number of the Regiment to which he belonged - as old age & Backly Infirmary have much impaired so much so, that he is unable to remember the number of the Regiment to which he belonged his Health & Memory - that the above are the particulars as near as this that this applicant is able to recollect Applicant is able to recollect.
That this deponent resided in the State of Connecticut since the Revolutionary war, until he removed from said State of Connecticut into the State of Ohio, where he now resides,
Samuel Ferguson
Sworn and subscribed this twenty eighth day of August A.D. 1833 Josiah Harris Associate Judge of Lorain Common Pleas

Interrogatories, prescribed By the War Department,
1 st Where & in what year were you Born?
Ans r I was Born in "old Haddam" in the state of Connecticut in the year 1760. in the County of - Middlesex, County Samuel Granger
2 d Have you any Record of your age? if so where is it?
Ans r I have no Record of my age, but have often seen the Record Kept By my parents, and from that I know & recollect my age, the Record is now lost or destroyed. Samuel Granger
3 where were you living when Called into Service, where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?
Ans r When Called into Service I resided in the Township of Torrington — in the County of Litchfield & state of Connecticut, and have lived since the close of the revolutionary war in the state of Massachusetts & New York — at Hampshire County in Massachusetts Samuel Granger and in the County of Oneida in the state of New York & in Lorain County in Ohio, where I now reside —

4. How were you Called into the service, were you Drafted, Did you volunteer, or were you a substitute, and if so for who?
Ans. I Entered the service in the year 1777. Under an Enlistment for Three years in the State Troops of the State of Connecticut, Samuel Furgeson
5. Did you ever receive a Discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?
Ans. at the expiration of my service I received a written discharge from my officers, the same was signed by my Captain "Oliver Bissell" Shubal Goss but the same is now lost or mislaid, and out of my power to produce it. Samuel Furgeson
Sworn & Subscribed before me this 28 th day of August 1833.
Joseph Harris Associate Judge
The names of persons in my present neighborhood to whom I am well known, are — Rev. Caleb Armsby, a Clergyman, and Rev. Mr. Price, Hon. Josiah Harris one of the Associate Judges of Lorain County Court, all of whom are well acquainted with me. Samuel Furgeson

I the said Samuel Ferguson do hereby relinquish every Claim whatever to a Darian or annuity except the present, and declare that his name is not on the Darian Roll of the agency of any State, August 28 th 1833. Samuel Ferguson
Sworn to & subscribed before me the day & year aforesaid - Isaiah Harris Associate Judge Lorain County Com. Pleas
We Annah Price, and Royal Barney Jr. residing in the County of Lorain & State of Ohio hereby certify, that we are well acquaint- -ed with Samuel Ferguson who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be seventy two years of age, that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion. August 28 th 1833.
Sworn & subscribed before me the day & year above written. Isaiah Harris Associate Judge of Lorain County Common Pleas. Annah Price Royal Barney Jr.

State of Ohio Lorain County ss }
I the said Josiah Harris one of the Associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Lorain the subscriber a Justice of the Court
In the County of Lorain in the State of Ohio, do hereby declare my  their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories, prescribed by the War-Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states.
and I further certify, that it appears to me that William Price
who has signed the preceding Certificate is a Clergyman, resident in the County of Lorain & in the State of Ohio, and that Royal Barney Jr who has also signed
the same is a resident in the County of Lorain & State of Ohio, and is a credible person, and that their statements, are entitled to full credit.
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my name & seal this 28 th day of August 1833. Josiah Harris one of the Associate Judges of Lorain County Com. Pleas
com app

State of Ohio
Lorain County } ss
I one of the associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the Subscribers acting Justice of the  therein for the County of Lorain in the state of Ohio, do hereby certify that I believe the statements of Samuel Ferguson the applicant for a Pension and that by reason of old age, infirmity & bodily infirmity he is not able to appear & hope to be examined in court  to be examined in person before me, and I do further certify that the witnesses and persons who have subscribed the foregoing Certificate & Depositions are to me well known to be persons of credit & that their statements are entitled to full faith & credit, August 28 th 1833.
Isaiah Harris one of the Associate Judges of Lorain County Com. Pleas
We do hereby certify that we are well acquainted Samuel Ferguson the applicant for a Pension & that we believe him to be a man of truth & veracity - and possesses a good moral character - and that we do not hesitate to say that he is believed & reputed to have been a soldier of the revolutionary war in the state.
Hiram Faulk Sherow White
I, Isaiah Harris one of the associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in the County of Lorain, do certify that the persons who have subscribed the foregoing Certificate are persons in good standing in this County.
Isaiah Harris Associate Judge

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Addressed to the Hon. J. H. ... of the County of ...
I, Ebenezer Whiton Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Lorain in the State of Ohio, do hereby Certify that Josiah Haines whose name & seal is affixed to the foregoing depositions & proceedings, now is & was at the date thereof an associate Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, in & for the County of Lorain in the State of Ohio, and that the signature & seal thereto is his — Genuine signature & seal.
In testimony whereof I have caused my name & seal to be affixed this 31 st  day of  month of August, 1833.
Ebenezer Whiton Clerk

State of Ohio
Lorain County ss.
I, Ebenezer Whiton Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, in and for the
County of Lorain, in the State of Ohio, do hereby certify that the Hon ble Josiah Harris, who has taken & subscribed the foregoing deposition, and proceedings was, at the date thereof, and at the time of the taking & subscribing the same, one of the Associate Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, in and for the County of Lorain in the State of Ohio, and that the signature and seal thereto subscribed and affixed is his genuine signature & seal In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name & seal of office, this 30 th day of November 1833. Ebenezer Whiton Clerk

September 26, 1938.
Mr. Frederick E. McCain 521-22 Hammond Building Detroit, Michigan.
BA-J/ILL Samuel Furgeson S. 29151
Dear Sir:
The data which follow are found in the papers on file in pension claim, S. 29151, based upon service in the Revolutionary War of Samuel Furgeson.
Samuel Furgeson was born in the year 1760, in "Old Haddam", Middlesex County, Connecticut; the day of his birth and the names of his parents are not shown.
While a resident of Torrington Township, Litchfield County, Connecticut, Samuel Furgeson enlisted October 1, 1777, served as orderly sergeant under Captains Shubael Griswold and Oliver Bissell, Colonels Wadsworth, Potter and John Strong in the Connecticut troops, was stationed at Danbury, Horseneck and New Haven, all in Connecticut, served also near Kings Bridge where he was in two skirmishes, and was at the storming of Stony Point; he was discharged after service of three years.
After the Revolutionary War, the soldier resided in Connecticut, in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, in Oneida County, New York, and moved later to Lorain County, Ohio.
Samuel Furgeson was allowed pension on his application executed August 28, 1833, at which time he resided in Amherst Township, Lorain County, Ohio. His personal signature is shown Samuel Furgeson. In 1834, the soldier's wife was living; her name, the date and place of their marriage, and the date of her death are not shown.
March 4, 1835, Samuel Furgeson was living in Lenawee County, Michigan; he stated then that "he lived with his son-in-law, Mr. Abner Griffith who removed from Ohio to Michigan and he came with

said Griffith that he might still have a home and a residence with his children". Abner Griffith made affidavit then (1835) that he was acquainted with the soldier.
Samuel Furgeson died August 26, 1838.
In order to obtain the name of the person to whom the last payment of pension was made, you should address The Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following:
Samuel Ferguson (as his name was borne on pension roll) Certificate #25910 Issued January 31, 1834 Rate $120 per annum Commenced March 4, 1831 Act of June 7, 1832 Michigan Agency (transferred from Ohio-Pittsburgh)
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER, Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

January 2 d 1834.
Warden J. L. Edwards.
Sir, I herewith enclose the Papers in "Samuel Ferguson," he has procured an additional affidavit in support of his original Declaration . He is an old, Gentleman of Integrity & good Moral Character, & in all a Member of the Methodist Church in good standing, he is highly respected, by all his acquaintance in Lorain County, he is old, & very infirm & decriped, he has been twice before Judge Harris in relation to this application for his Pension which has already cost the Novel of upwards of 100. Miles, and the expense, which he is not able to meet but in the hope of success in this application, I feel, in common with his large circle of Friends, a strong desire to see his Revolutionary services, remarked the old Gentleman is unquestionably deserving a Pension for he served in Connecticut a Most Patriotic State, during the Revolution, I conversed with the Honble Judge Harris on the subject, who cheerfully gave his concurrence in the opinion that the old Gentleman was worthy of being placed on the Pension Roll as you will perceive by the annexed Papers, certified by several - highly Respectable Citizens of Lorain County, a large number of People are desirous to see the old veteran's name among the soldiers of the Revolution. I do for my own parts most Religiously Believe him entitled to a Pension, his memory is frail, & Imperfect But is Substantially honest in his detail and is so considered by all who have known the old Gentleman for years he has taken the Honors at 4 th of July Celebrations of being one of the Heroes of the Revolution and has ever been so considered and believed in his County, and all who have known

him for years. Do not hesitate, to subscribe to the opinion of his merits for a Pension as much so, as any old soldier now living. all his acquaintance & Brethren & neighbors are very earnestly desiring to see him obtain the "small Pittance" which at present he cannot long enjoy, for his feeble health & advanced age. So certainly foretell he has a wife, to support & is not able without great difficulty & pain, to walk about his house he is Part attending to active business & has to depend in some measure for support on his Friends, his Pension, might greatly add to his comfort in living the few months a year which he has yet to to live, for very few they Certainly must be I never felt a stronger desire to see an old veteran receive something for his service than in this old Gentleman's case. he saw me at the door of his log Cabin, when I took the Papers to him, which had been sent back for further proof, he caught hold of my hand as I drew them from my pocket & exclaimed when he saw the United States Instructions he supposed it to be his Pension Warrant Thank God Has 'old Hickory' given me a Pension "Good Bless him!" he remembers the Poor 'old Soldiers!' dont he?
I said to the old man he was not perfectly satisfied without further "proof" of his services. The old Gentleman & his Wife, "shed Tears" saying do, try to get it for us," and don't give it up, yet, well said, I will see what can be done for you, says the old Man! don't neglect my application, and write to Genl Jackson, says he, & Tell him I can't prove any more than I have

I have promised the respondent in addition to the proof of his services originally made. I must therefore that in reference to this - application that the Department will view the application as one, which is justly entitled to a place on the Pension Roll, & hope therefore that this application may be successfully disposed of, to the great & unparallelled Joy & Gratitude of the old veteran & his wife, & which will meet with the unbounded - applause of a large number of highly Respectable Citizens of Lorain County .
I Remain in your Affe te Servant, John Paul R.
Addres.
John Paul R., Esq., at Jeromeville, Jeromeville, P.O.
Wayne Co. Ohio,

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John Hauck Ashland P.O. Richland County Ohio

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
1 st Nov. 1873.
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.      
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
The Dept is unwilling to admit the Claim unless an effort is made to produce further testimony. — The Claimant is therefore advised to apply to the Comptroller of public Accounts at Hartford Connecticut

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store-Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of } On this _____ day of _____ personally appeared (a) before _____ A. B. a resident (b) of _____ in the county of _____ and State, Territory or District of _____ aged (c) _____ years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) _____, with _____ and served in the _____ (e) regiment of the _____ line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of _____
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I _____ of the Court of _____ do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this _____ day of _____ &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the _____ and C. D. residing in (the same) _____ hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with _____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____ years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the _____ and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the _____ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, _____ Clerk of the Court of _____ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this _____ day of _____ &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his

alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following ( m ) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the inquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration:

August 5, 1938
The Quartermaster General Memorial Branch War Department Washington, D. C.
BA-J/AWF Samuel Furgeson S. 29151
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your request for the Revolutionary War record of Samuel Ferguson, pension number, S. 29151. With your request, were the following enclosures, which are returned herewith-
The application for headstone for Samuel Ferguson; letter addressed to Frederick J. McMurtie, 1690 Burlingame Avenue, Detroit, Michigan, from William A. Saxton, Chief, Bureau of War Records, Albany, New York; and two letters addressed to your office from Mrs. Henry C. Bowen, 320 Dennis Street, Adrian, Michigan.
Samuel Furgeson-S.29151
The data which follow are found in pension claim, S. 29151, based upon service of Samuel Furgeson in the Revolutionary War.
Samuel Furgeson was born in the year 1760, in "Old Haddam", Middlesex County, Connecticut; the day of his birth and names of his parents were not given.
While a resident of Torrington Township, Litchfield County, Connecticut, he enlisted October 1, 1777, served as orderly sergeant under Captains Shubael Griswold and Oliver Bissell, and Colonel John Strong in the Connecticut troops, was stationed at Danbury, Horseneck and New Haven, was in two skirmishes near King's Bridge, was at the Storming of Stony Point,

and was discharged after service of three years.
After the Revolutionary War, the soldier, Samuel Furgeson, resided in Connecticut, in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, and in Oneida County, New York, and later moved to Lorain County, Ohio.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 28, 1833, at which time he was living in Amherst Township, Lorain County, Ohio. His name was borne on the pension roll as Samuel Ferguson.
In 1834, the soldier's wife was living; her name, the date and place of their marriage, and the date of her death are not shown.
March 4, 1835, Samuel Furgeson was living in Lenawee County, Michigan; he had moved there from Ohio with his son-in-law, Abner Griffith, "that he might still have a home and a residence with his children". The names of his children were not designated.
The soldier died August 26, 1838.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

Request for data on Samuel Ferguson S. 29151 - appli- cation for headstone and all letters returned Aug 5 - 1938
CWJ

WAR DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF THE QUARTERMASTER GENERAL WASHINGTON
Memorandum for
The Surgeon General, Bureau of Navigation, Navy Department, Commandant, United States Coast Guard, Treasury Department, General Accounting Office, F Street, between 4th & 5th, N. W. ✓ Director, Dependents Claims Service, Veterans Administration.
1. The attached application has been submitted to this office for Government headstone to be erected at the grave of the decedent named thereon. In order that the proper inscription may be placed on the stone it would be appreciated if your office would verify the name and service on the application, checking and making such corrections in red ink as may be necessary to show the correct spelling of the name and complete designation of the organizations.
2. In addition, please advise State from which decedent came.
PLEASE ADVISE WHETHER OR NOT DECEASED WAS GRANTED A PENSION
Handwritten initials or signature

April 1, 1938.
Mrs. Henry C. Bowen 320 Dennis Street Adrian, Michigan.
BA-J/ILL Samuel Furgeson S. 29151
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of Samuel Ferguson, whose wife was Phebe, and who is said to have been buried in Canandaigua Cemetery, Lenawee County, Michigan, in a lot belonging to his grandson, Orson Griffith.
The data which follow are found in pension claim S. 29151, based upon service of Samuel Furgeson in that war.
Samuel Furgeson was born in the year 1760, in "Old Haddam", Middlesex County, Connecticut; the day of his birth and the names of his parents are not shown.
While a resident of Torrington Township, Litchfield County, Connecticut, he enlisted October 1, 1777, served as orderly sergeant under Captains Shubael Griswold and Oliver Bissell, and Colonel John Strong in the Connecticut troops, was stationed at Danbury, Horseneck and New Haven, in Connecticut, was in two skirmishes near King's Bridge, was at the Storming of Stony Point, and was discharged after service of three years.
After the Revolutionary War, the soldier resided in Connecticut, also in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, and in Oneida County, New York, afterwards moved to Lorain County, Ohio.
Samuel Furgeson was allowed pension on his application executed August 28, 1833, at which time he resided in Amherst Township, Lorain County, Ohio. His name was borne on the pension roll as Samuel Ferguson. His
personal sign is shown: "Samuel Furgeson"

In 1834, the soldier's wife was living; her name, the date and place of their marriage, and the date of her death are not shown.
March 4, 1835, Samuel Furgeson was living in Lenawee County, Michigan; he had moved there from Ohio with his son-in-law, Abner Griffith, "that he might still have a home and a residence with his children". The name of the soldier's daughter is not given, nor the names of any other children. The soldier died August 26, 1838.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, and name of person paid, you should apply to the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following:
Samuel Ferguson Certificate #25910 Issued January 31, 1834 Rate $120 per annum Commenced March 4, 1831 Act of June 7, 1832 Michigan Agency (transferred from Ohio Agency)
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER, Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

August 30, 1937.
Mrs. Flora L. Ward 917½ South Hobart Boulevard Los Angeles, California.
BA-J/ILL Samuel Furgeson S. 291. 29151
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War and War of 1812 record of Samuel Ferguson, wife, Wilhelmina, residences in Washington and Allegheny Counties, Pennsylvania, about 1820, moved to Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio, and lived to be very old.
The record has been found of one Samuel Furgeson (variously spelled) of Ohio. His record is given herein as found in pension claim, S. 29151, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War. It is not shown in those papers that he served in the War of 1812. In the Report of the Secretary of War in regard to the Pension Establishment, his name is borne erroneously on the Richland County, Ohio, list of pensioners. It is not shown in this claim for pension that he ever lived in that county.
Samuel Furgeson was born in the year 1760, in "Old Haddam", Middlesex County, Connecticut; the day of his birth and the names of his parents are not shown.
While a resident of Torrington Township, Litchfield County, Connecticut, he enlisted October 1, 1777, served as orderly sergeant under Captains Shubael Griswold and Oliver Bissell, and Colonel John Strong in the Connecticut troops, was stationed in Danbury, Horseneck and New Haven, in Connecticut, was in two skirmishes near King's Bridge, was at the Storming of Stony Point, and was discharged after service of three years.
After the Revolutionary War, Samuel Furgeson resided in Connecticut, also in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, and in Oneida County, New York, then moved to Lorain County, Ohio.

Samuel Furgeson was allowed pension on his application executed August 28, 1833, at which time he resided in Amherst Township, Lorain County, Ohio. His name was borne on the pension roll Samuel Ferguson. In 1834, the soldier's wife was living; her name, the date and place of their marriage, and the date of her death are not shown.
March 4, 1835, the soldier was living in Lenawee County, Michigan; he had moved there from Ohio with his son-in-law, Abner Griffith. The name of soldier's daughter is not shown, nor the names of any other children. Samuel Furgeson died August 26, 1838.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER, Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Samuel Furgeson a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
1 29 157
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Oct. 1, 1777 3 yrs. & 10 mo. Infantry Sergt. { Chuback Griswold Oliver Bissell John Strong Conn.  
Battles engaged in, Stony Ht., Kings Bridge. Residence of soldier at enlistment, Dorrington Twp., Litchfield Co., Conn. Date of application for pension, Aug. 28, 1833. Allowed. Residence at date of application, Amherst Twp., Lorain Co., Ohio. Age at date of application, 72 born in 1760 in Old Hadley, Mass. Remarks: The wife may have died in 1834 and her name is not known. He married in 1835 and lived with her son in the Territory of Mich.
Very respectfully,

FREDERICK E. MCCAIN ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW 521-22 HAMMOND BUILDING DETROIT, MICHIGAN RANDOLPH 0888
September 10th, 1938.
United States Pension Dept., Washington, D.C.,
Gentlemen,-
I would like to obtain a certified copy of the pension application of Samual Ferguson , a Revolutionary soldier. The number is #29151. He served from the State of Connecticut. If there is any cost for this service I will be pleased to forward the same.
Thanking you, I am,
Yours very truly,
F. E. McCain

Revolutionary War.
LUCY WOLCOTT BARNUM CHAPTER ADRIAN, MICHIGAN
320 Dennis Street, Adrian, Mich., Mar. 12, 1938.
Veterans Administration Bureau, Washington, D.C.
Gentlemen:-
Have in your files record of Revolutionary man, Samuel Ferguson or Furgason - all same - who saw service from New York. There seems to be 3 citations, 2d Line., 4th Line, and Ulster Co. Militia. Do not know if they are same man.
Our Samuel Ferguson had wife Phebe; children, Erastus, Esalray, George, Samuel Jr., Jesse, Lois Seymour, Betsey Perry, Louisa Love, Mary Eliza Griffith. The latter has a Gravestone marker in Canandaigua Cemetery, Medina Twp., Lenawee Co., Michigan. It is claimed Samuel Ferguson is buried on the lot of Orson Griffith, a grandson of Samuel.
If this Samuel is in Lenawee Co. our Chapter, D.A.R. should mark the spot; at least we can his dau., Mary Eliza, provided we can prove which above Samuel is her father.
Thanking you for this and past favors, I am
Very truly,
Harriet Cole Bowen
(Mrs. Henry C.)

History to
DEC 13 1911
Mr. H. C. Duncan
Mr Bates sec. Removal Div.
Samuel Furgeson Comms S. file 29,151

917-1/2 South Hobart Blvd., Los Angeles, Calif., 7/22/37.
Bureau of Pensions, ✓ War 1812, ✓ Revolutionary War, ✓ Veterans Administration, Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:
Please advise service in either or both with family dates and data for
War of Rebellion Rev.? War 1812 ?
of
Samuel Ferguson wife Wilhelmina perhaps married twice.
Their children as known Enoch Ferguson Isaac Samuel John Mary Rebecca William Daniel
Lived in Washington and Allegheny Cos., Pennsylvania, About 1820? to Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio.
Lived to a great age.
For membership in both societies.
Respectfully,
Flora L. Ward, (Mrs)
Chairman, Genealogies, Eschscholtzia Chapter, D.A.R.

917-1/2 South Hobart Blvd., Los Angeles, Calif., 7/22/37.
Bureau of Pensions, ✓ War 1812, ✓ Revolutionary War, Veterans Administration, Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:
Please advise service in either or both with family dates and data for
War of Rebellion Rev.? War 1812
of
Samuel Ferguson wife Wilhelmina perhaps married twice.
Their children as known Enoch Ferguson Isaac Samuel John Mary Rebecca William Daniel
Lived in Washington and Allegheny Cos., Pennsylvania, About 1820? to Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio.
Lived to a great age.
For membership in both societies.
Respectfully,
Hon L. Ward, (Mrs)
Chairman, Genealogies, Eschscholtzia Chapter, D.A.R.

29 151 Rev INVALID.
File No. 29,151
Samuel Ferguson
Ph Rev Mr
Act: June 7 th 39 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 134
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1911 Dec. 16. Hist. to H.C. Dunlap 1937. Aug. 30. Hist. to Mrs. Flora L. Ward. S.D. 1938. April 1. Hist. to Mrs. Henry C. Bower. S.D. 1938. Aug. 5. Hist. to names Bor and Burt 1938. Sept. 26. Hist. to Mr. Frederick & McCallin. S.D.